In response to the growing importance of patient-centred care, the need to empower patients and to democratize specialized knowledge in healthcare, this book puts patients centre stage and provides concepts, methods and learning materials to enhance effective communication with patients and relatives in healthcare settings.

A Handbook of Geriatric Neuropsychology brings together experts in the field to integrate the knowledge and skills needed to understand and treat older adults who are experiencing problems with memory and other thinking skills, providing a strong foundation for clinicians, educators, and researchers in this field.

The discipline of soil chemistry examines the chemical and mineralogical characteristics of the soil environment and the chemical processes that distribute matter between the soil solid, solution, and gaseous phases. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the composition and chemical properties of soils and the processes that govern the

The book provides deep insight into the processes of digital transformation of banking according to economic, institutional, and social dimensions. The principal audience of the book will be scholars in the fields of banking and finance, but also other related disciplines in the social sciences.

A History of World Literature is a fully revised and expanded edition of The Routledge Concise History of World Literature (2012). This remarkably broad and informative book offers an introduction to “World Literature.”

Governance Networks in the Public Sector presents a comprehensive study of governance networks and the management of complexities in network settings.